Valve



Oct .26, 1926.

F. HARDINGE .VALVE Filed Deo. 2' 1921 Patented Oct. 26, 1926.

FRANKLIN AHA'RDINGE, :025' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, lASSIG-NOR "EO HARDINGE .INQnOFlCHIGl-XGQ, ILLINOIS, .fA.-GORPORATION. OIE ILLINOIS.

VALVE- Appliqatiouled December,

My invention relates toimprovements in valves, and `is particularly .concerned Y with the provision of ya,valv`e for controlling fluidsflowing at incomparatively slowrate.

The, objectsK omy `invention ,are-

Eirsupto provide a valveof the character described which is so constructed `that the flow ofjluid can,barestrictedto `a very slowl rate;

Seconrhto provide .a valve-etiche character .described .which is Vnot likely to :become `clogged by dirt or. other impurities, or sediment carried by the ,fluids p assinp l.through ,the valve;

Third, Zto provide :a valve `in which `the Vabove mentioned .result is yaccomplished Jay .means .of V.a Vmember .which yautom,atically cleans one of the coactingvalve members;

Fourth, to .provide fa valve such as de` .scribed .in ,which a cleaningelement .is pro- .vidcd which ,comprises a .scraper member .which can be actuatedto preventthedeposit of dirt or other impurities .upon .one ,ot .the .coacting ,valve members;

Eitth, ,to provide a valve comprisingI a rotary needle,.and,means driven from the .needle which urgesany dirt or sediment,.tending to collect-.uponlthe .valve seat, Vtoward the .Grenier inthe ralveerd Finally, to .provide a ,valve ofthe characlter described whichis simple lin construction and economical to manufacture.

.Otherobjects .will appear as this-descrip- -tion progresses, reerencebeing had Vto the accompanying `drawiaigs wherein AI ihave shown my lapproved valve construction in connection Awith `a rotary .valve of the type .described and `claimed in .my Patent No.

Lei-74097141, issued October 16, @923.

Figure 1 is Va side elevation, .partially in central ,longitudinal section` 4showing certain details of `construction .of my improved valve, parts ,of the ,drawing being 3brolfen away for .the purpose of .better illustration;

Figure 2 is an end viewpf one end ,of the cleaning` `element of my .improved valve;

Figure 3 Ais a side s Figure 1- is an end elevation of the opposite end oi? .the cleaning element.

Throughout the several views, similar reference characters will be used for referring to similar parts.

In my patent referred to above, I have disclosed a valve which comprises in general a body member 5 having an inlet bore G and elevation thereof, and

` ,an outlet bore rbetween which :a disc-.shaped smaller diameter thanthe bore in `which it is clamped so that. it can .be adjusted to bringit innlignment with the tapered end 1,1 of the .needle 12, and .that ,itsnpper ,sido ,isrecessed asshownatS.

fIfhe .needle ,12.is rotatablymounted in a ,bearing .13 riforming apart lof .the plug` 14 which screws into the vbody member@ as .shown in .Figure 1, .and a worin gear 15 is splined to the upperend.of.the ,needle .12 so .that the needle 12 .maybe ,Ladjusted longi- ,-tudinally.v The Wornrgear .15,is driven by a worm 1G on .the end of a .shaft :17, .which maybe driven by a beltcoacting with ,the grooved ,pulley .18. I ,provide :means .forradjusting `the needle 12 longitudinally, but since these means are fully illustrated `and described yin .my .,a'i'oresaicl'gpatent, I will not describe them in detail herein.

Having` thus described `in a `.general -Way certain portionsof the ,construction claimed vin ,my aforesaid patent, I .will .nowflescribe the improved .feature of my invention.

1Slidablygmounted iup-on the lower .endof the .needle :12 isa l.sleeve ,19, the ,lower .endof ,which is .taper-ed, 4and .in .Whichsa plurality of radially fextendingslots 2,0 have beeircut .to .form ,on the flower .end :of ,the Vsleeve ,scraper 7edges r2l `which are 4so 4inclined that when .the sleeve .clockwise direotion .edges .will direct .any sediment, or 'other im] .4), the scraper small ,particles ofIdi-rt, ourities toward and in ,to the `opening` 10 ,of `the valve seat. he

slots 2O provide passageways through which the fluid -:may ,pass ron `,its way through the valve. `The lovvger end ofthe sleeve 19 is 1re- .duced `in `diametcr fto -ifit in :the recess jin the `upper side of ,the disc .8. In ,this manner,

the lower end .ofthe .sleeve is tered 4relatively .to the needle.

The 4.sleeve 19 is splined to the needle r12 ,by means .of the pins 22, the ;.in;1kier ends ,of which project into longitudinally extending slots 23 formed in the needle 12. These slot and pin connections between the sleeve 19 and the needle 12 not only provide a driving connection for the sleeve 19, but also per- `mit the needle 12 to be adjustedy longitudi nre-redir .Cen-

yfrom ,an inspectiong of thel drawing that` the `disc is of slightly CIJ ,is rotated ,in a counters iiallyso as to regulate the tion' through the valve as desired.

From the above description, it will be noted that the cross section of the tapered end 1l of the needle decreases toward the outlet bore of the valve, which tends to pre- A rate, say Vfrom oiie-touith to one-half ,frallons per hour, because practically all fuel oils, aiideven lighter distillates, contain fine dirtand other impurities which would quickly clog an orifice which would be small enough to deliver oil at the above mentioned rate if some means were not provided to avoid such clogging.

lIt is to be clearly understood, however,l `that my invention is in no wav limited to the details of construction specified above, and that while I have described the details of construction of the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is not to be limited to these details, but is capable of other adaptations and modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A valve comprising a body member provided with inlet and outlet bores, a disc mounted between said inlet and outlet bores and having an opening therethrough, a needle adjustably mounted in said body member to be moved in and out of said opening, means for rotating said needle without disturbing its adjustment, and a sleeve surrounding said needle adjacent the inner end thereof and splined to said needle, one end of said sleeve resting uponsaid disc and having a slot cut therein, formingr a scraper edge the face of said disc and urging for cleaning impurities towards said opening, and also forming the passageway for the fluid passing through said valve.

2. A valve comprising a body member provided with inlet and outlet bores, a disc mounted between said inlet and outlet bores and having an opening therethrough, a needle adjustably mounted to be moved in and out of said opening, means for rotating said needle without disturbing its adjustment, and a sleeve surrounding said needle adjaing with said cent the inner end thereof and splined to said needle, one end of said sleeve resting upon said disc and having a scraper edge for cleaning the face of said disc and urging impurities towards said opening.

3. A valve comprising a body member having inlet and outlet bores, a valve seat between said bores, said valve seat having an opening therethrough, a needle for coact- -valve seat to control the flow oit fluid through said opening, means for 's adjusting` said needle to and from said seat,

means for rotating said needle without disturbing its adiustment, and means driven bj said rotating needle for scraping sediment from said seatand urging it toward said opening. A y Y i 4. A valve comprising a body member having inlet and outlet bores, a valve seat between said bores, said valve seat having an opening therethrough, a needle for coating 'J with said valve seat to control the flow of fluid through said opening, means for adjusting said needle to and froinsaid seat,l

means for rotating said needle without disturbin its` adjustment, and means for scraping sediment ward said opening.

Afvalve comprsing a body member having,r inlet and outlet bores, a valve seat between said bores, said valve seat having an opening therethrough, a needle for coacting with said valveseat to control the flow of fluid through said opening, means for adliusting said needle to and from said seat, and means for scraping sediment from said seat and urging it toward said opening.

6.V A valve comprising means forming an anterior liquid chamber having` a valve seat with an opening therethrough, a needle coacting with said seat to control the flow of fluid through said opening, means for rotating said needle without disturbing its adjustf ment, and means connected with the needle for cleaning the surface of the said valve seat surrounding said opening.

7. A. valve comprising a body member having inlet and outlet bores, a valve seat between said bores forming an opening for the passage of fluid, a needle for ccacting with said valve seat and decreasing in cross section from said inlet bore toward said outlet bore, and means located on the inlet side of said valve seat for urging sediment toward said opening.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe by name this th day of November, 1921.

FRANKLIN HARDINGE.

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